The Community Call is part of the government’s ‘Keep Well’ programme to support mental and physical well-being. The Community Call will ensure the provision of the following services : Collection and delivery of food, essential household items, fuel, medication in line with guidance Transport to community testing centres, clinical Assessment Hubs, GP and hospital appointments […]
Governments vaccine programme commenced in Dublin Central today in the Navan Road Community Nursing unit. The priority is to vaccinate residents of long term care facilities and all staff caring for them first. The next priority is all front line health care workers, public, private and voluntary. This phase of the vaccination programme will be […]
Mary welcomes the reminder issued from Minister Robert Troy to Irish consumers about the new arrangements now in place for online retail under the recently concluded Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and the UK. The Minister said that Irish consumers should be aware that: only goods of proven UK origin are tariff free […]
Covid-19 Vaccination Programme
With Covid19 cases continuing to rise Mary welcomes reports that the HSE has commenced the first phase of a vaccination programme for Covid19. The Covid19 vaccine programme is free, safe, effective and secure. The Covid19 vaccine will be first made available to our most vulnerable and those who care for them. The vaccination programme will […]
Affordable Housing & Cost Rental
Mary welcomes the announcement of new Government funded Affordable Housing schemes to provide affordable homes to both purchase and rent from Minister Darragh O’Brien TD. Legislation for Affordable Housing to purchase will be introduced in 2021 which will see the State take up to 30% equity in a home with a first time buyer. This […]
Gaelscoil Colaiste Mhuire
Mary welcomes the news that the new school building for Gaelscoil Colaiste Mhuire will proceed to the next stage. This is following a meeting in early December with Minister Foley, School Principal and Chair, Dept of Education officials, other public representatives and Mary, the following was agreed : • the design team can complete the […]
Moore Street Advisory Group
The food market on Moore Street dates back as far as the 1700s selling fruit, vegetables, fish and meat. 14-17 Moore Street were famously the final headquarters of the leaders of the 1916 Rising. In for far too long the street has deteriorated and decayed. Mary welcomes the establishment of the new Ministerial Moore Street […]
Rotunda Hospital
This week in the Seanad Mary put forward a commencement matter asking the Minister for Health to make a statement on the Department of Health’s support for capital investment in a new Critical Care Wing of the Rotunda Hospital. Specifically, to make a statement on the allocation of €2.5m in 2021 for the appointment of […]
Social Welfare Bill 2020
Mary welcomes the Social Welfare Bill 2020 which will be before the Seanad for final stage December 17th. The Bill will keep the pension age at 66, as promised in the programme for government. The pension age was previously planned to increase to 67 by the previous Government, this is now deferred. Other welcome measures […]
Covid-19 Vaccine Strategy
Mary welcomed the announcement from Minister Donnelly this week of the National COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy, which outlines Ireland’s high-level plan for safe, effective and efficient vaccination of the population, while safeguarding continued provision of health and social care services. The National COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy, which was prepared by the High-Level Task Force on COVID-19 Vaccination, […]